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Food waste? There's an app for that.

Christina Griffith

February 09, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Food Connect is a nonprofit that acts as a middleman between businesses with edible food waste and people battling food insecurity. From donations to delivery, the whole process is streamlined through an app.

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Mansfield City Schools extends weekend meals program to Sherman Elementary

Katie Ellington

December 23, 2021 |

Richland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Massachusetts

The Children’s Hunger Alliance provides elementary students with shelf-stable weekend meal kits to ensure they have access to food when not in school.

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'This isn't false hope, this is real hope.' Oakland community groups meet growing food need during pandemic

MJ Johnson Michael Slaten

December 16, 2021 |

Oakland North |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Homies Empowerment expanded from a youth development organization to provide families with free groceries and other essentials during the pandemic. Their Freedom Store serves about 450 families each week and the organization works with families to understand their specific needs so that they can provide the food and essential goods they need.

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Rooftop farm partners with Oakland nonprofits to address food insecurity

Ayla Burnett Jennifer Wiley

December 16, 2021 |

Oakland North |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The Rooftop Medicine Farm in Oakland, Calif., grows fresh produce to donate to food insecurity programs such as the UCSF Pediatric Clinic’s Food Farmacy, POOR Magazine’s Sliding Scale Cafe, and Moms 4 Housing. The urban farm also acts as an educational resource to help those served by these programs learn about healthy foods and urban agriculture.

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Milan Is Winning the Fight Against Food Waste

Peter Yeung

November 05, 2021 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Italy, Milan

A third of food produced, or about 1.3 million metric tons per year, goes to waste. The city of Milan is a pioneer in eliminating food waste. The city launched food waste hubs in 2019. Donations from supermarkets supply the hubs with food that are then donated to families in need. The three hubs save about 130 metric tons of food per year, eliminating the production of 497 metric tons of CO2.

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Donostia: Egia together with the homeless

Néstor Rodríguez

November 03, 2021 |

Noticias De Gipuzkoa |

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Response Location: Spain, Donostia

A group of volunteers came together to feed young people, mostly immigrants, living on the streets. Around 40 residents of Egia began cooking hot meals to serve to people in a local community square. Two volunteers are responsible for cooking each day and many more help distribute the food. Local businesses, like a bakery, donate food and help raise funds to sustain the program, which is largely paid for by the residents themselves. The program started small, with just a few residents bringing hot meals to the square to feed a few people, and has since scaled up.

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Colleges fight hunger, fill basic needs to keep students in school

Lee Chilcote Asha Fairley

October 20, 2021 |

The Land |

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Response Location: United States, Ohio

Cleveland State University used a grant to open up Lift Up Vikes! Resource Center and Food Pantry on campus where students in need can get groceries, including fresh produce and canned goods. Many CSU students faced food insecurity during COVID-19 shutdowns after being laid off and the university aims to help with day-to-day needs in order to keep students enrolled. Due to pandemic-related restrictions, students register online and then pick up bags of groceries at the pantry with only a limited number of people allowed to visit the food pantry at one time.

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Despite COVID and conflict, Kashmiris keep food coming

Rob Chaney

September 12, 2021 |

Missoulian |

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Response Location: India, Kashmir

Community networks acted to keep people in Kashmir fed throughout COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns. The Bonamsar mosque provides donation-funded monthly meal kits and small cash payments to people in need, including cooked food for those in immediate need. Tiffin Aaw provided meals to residents during political turmoil and shifted to serving warm meals to COVID-19 patients and their medical and family caregivers that couldn’t afford food. Both services included the culturally traditional food that has led the region to have the country’s highest nutritional health.

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Haitians helping Haitians: A winding, yet eye-opening path to bring help

J.O. Haselhoef

September 01, 2021 |

Haitian Times |

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Response Location: Haiti

Haitian nonprofit, Health in the Mountains provided vital supplies to people in need after the earthquake. Despite a number of obstacles, the team was able to transport the supplies to the final destination.

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How saving uneaten food can change lives and help the climate

Laura Paddison

August 11, 2021 |

BBC |

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Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Fresh Hub was created by twin high school sisters to address food insecurity and the environmental impact of food waste. Volunteers collect unsold food from grocery stores and bakeries and give it to residents living in “food deserts.” They use a smartphone app and automated messages to alert residents when food is available, which is distributed at community centers. Partnering with Second Servings, a nonprofit already doing similar work, allowed them access to vans, equipment, and important insight. Since 2017, they have led 23 events, kept 15,200 pounds of food out of landfills, and served 1,900 people.

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